Free Music Education Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Education

Baroness Whitaker

Main Page: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer)

Department Debates - View all Baroness Whitaker's debates with the Department for Education


House of Lords

Free Music Education

Baroness Whitaker Excerpts

General Practitioners: Recruitment and Retention
Monday 12th June 2023

(1 year ago)

Lords Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Watch Debate Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Baroness Whitaker Portrait Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
- View Speech - Hansard -
-

Did the Minister take note of the report some years ago by Darren Henley, which gave evidence that music education opens a door to all other kinds of learning? Should not all children have this benefit?

Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
- View Speech - Hansard -
- - Excerpts

I completely agree, which is why all children do have this benefit and why music education is part of the national curriculum from key stages 1 to 3.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page